Cyrus Langhorne
G.O.O.D. Music president Pusha T recently talked about taking the reigns at the head of rap star Kanye West‘s record label and what it means for the company’s future.
In an ideal world, Pusha sees his upcoming King Push album arriving in the near future and maintaining a high level of excellence at G.O.O.D. Music.
“We gonna get this King Push album out, first and foremost. I feel like we just gonna start there and just, at the end of the day, it’s just about keeping the high level of quality and productivity and high art level of music and artistry that G.O.O.D. Music is known for,” Pusha explained. “I’m rocking with [President Barack] Obama. Do you see what he is doing with these drug laws and all this? And he’s on his way out, but we getting all these different drug laws remixed. And sort of fixing like the Rockefeller drug laws. And just fixing all of those things that were set in place during the Bush-Reagan era.” (Mass Appeal)
The Virginia native recently spoke on his new position at G.O.O.D. Music.
“I take my time, music isn’t a pressure thing for me, it never has been,” he said, explaining that his other enterprises—like his work with adidas—have afforded him the time he needs. “I’ve never been solely dependent on [my music], so I’ve always had the luxury of taking my time and really putting things together. So when I drop, it’s always an event.” (The FADER)
Earlier this month, Kanye announced Pusha’s new executive position at the star-studded company.
Pusha T, the Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum artist and producer, and a key architect of today’s post-modern hip-hop/pop universe, has been appointed president, G.O.O.D. Music, it was announced today by label founder Kanye West. In addition to his new role at G.O.O.D. Music, Pusha T is a co-founder (with his brother Gene “No Malice” Thornton) of Play Cloths, a successful street wear line, and as an early investor in Mass Appeal. Pusha T is also a frequent collaborator with the adidas Originals brand, most recently taking part in the brand’s Spring / Summer ‘Superstar’ 2015 campaign. (Press Release)
Last summer, Pusha talked about the delay behind his long-awaited King Push album.
“When you make albums like I do, and it’s based off fanfare and based off touring — I make these albums and I get on the road. It’s not really a radio-driven thing. I get on the road and I see my fans and I touch each and every last one of them. I do that for however long it takes. Then we start the process all over again, making music. So sometimes there’s lag time.” (Billboard)
